The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the North Putnam Cougars at 5:30 p.m. North Putnam took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Greencastle, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Greencastle was able to grind out a solid win over Parke Heritage, taking the game 4-1.
Ali Hassler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Greencastle saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Franklin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Allie Beaman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Putnam was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 9-5 to Speedway. That's two games in a row now that North Putnam has lost by exactly four runs.
Greencastle is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for North Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Greencastle came up short against North Putnam when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Greencastle, Kyndal Brewer (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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